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Technology Stocks : The *NEW* Frank Coluccio Technology Forum

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From: Frank A. Coluccio9/14/2010 1:01:46 AM
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@nytimesbits: There's an awful lot of satellites up there. Here's a Google Earth visualization. ^DG p2.to

The above YouTube video is best viewed on a full screen.

The real deal, however, is here:

Positions of Satellites Around Earth

This collection by Analytic Graphics Inc. shows real-time (updated every 30 seconds) positions of 13,000 satellites around the Earth. The positions come from a government sponsored database which shows all satellites tracked in real-time. You get the idea that our near-earth space is getting kind of cluttered don't you? Read about space debris. Read more about this collection in the GEB post.

gearthblog.com

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